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From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 45029@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45029: 27.1.50; Regression: Yanking into externally modified file with delete-selection-mode
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:39:48 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86zg1puupr.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvledahs3i.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier via's message of "Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:59:55 -0400")

>> Here is a brief trace that explains the cause of the problem:
>>
>> 1. C-y (yank) calls delete-selection-pre-hook from pre-command-hook
>> 2. delete-selection-helper calls delete-active-region
>> 3. this activates ask-user-about-supersession-threat on a modified file
>> 4. it calls read-char-from-minibuffer ('this-command' is still 'yank')
>> 5. read-char-from-minibuffer waits when user types 'y'
>>    (bound to the command 'read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-char')
>> 6. after typing 'y', read-char-from-minibuffer returns 'y', but
>>    now 'this-command' is 'read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-char'
>> 7. when delete-selection-pre-hook finishes, due to 'this-command'
>>    'read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-char' is called again,
>>    and this time operates on the buffer as if it's the minibuffer
>
> Yuck!
> And thanks for the investigation.
>
>> Anyway, here is a patch with two fixes:
>> 1. Guards read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-char against inadvertent
>>    operating on the non-minibuffer buffer;
>
> I suspect this will/would just hide a problem (such as the current one)
> under the rug.

I admit this is a workaround, but I have no idea what would be a proper fix.

>> 2. Prevents read-char-from-minibuffer from changing the value of
>>    'this-command' by read-from-minibuffer:
>
> Right, but I think that this needs to apply to all recursive edits
> rather than only `read-char-from-minibuffer`.

I tried to test recursive commands at the read-char-from-minibuffer's
prompt, but can't reproduce the same problem.





  reply	other threads:[~2023-09-14  6:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-03 20:10 bug#45029: 27.1.50; Regression: Yanking into externally modified file with delete-selection-mode Lars Ljung
2020-12-04 10:18 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-05 11:31   ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-05 19:42     ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-05 20:04       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-06 21:12       ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-07  3:27         ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]       ` <jwv8r9aj7u3.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
2023-09-13 17:59         ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-09-14  6:39           ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2023-09-14 13:44             ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-09-15  6:36               ` Juri Linkov
2023-09-15 13:17                 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-09-15 16:06                   ` Juri Linkov

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